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The services economy is growing at its fastest pace in 16 years according to the latest snapshot survey of the sector, fuelling hopes of another strong increase in GDP in the final quarter of the year.

A City trader who earned £750,000 a year but was wrongly dubbed “Crazy Miss Cokehead” in a smear campaign by colleagues is set to claim up to £5 million in damages after winning an employment tribunal case.

Roy Hodgson is sure England supporters will not be drowned out by their Polish counterparts despite the Football Association's decision to double the away allocation for Tuesday's crunch qualifier at Wembley.

Exeter Chiefs showed they were heading into this season's Heineken Cup with renewed vigour after last weekend's Aviva Premiership victory at Gloucester as they ran riot in the first half of their 44-29 win over Cardiff Blues at Sandy Park.